A client with HIV will be started on a medication regimen of three medications. Which medication will be given that will interfere with the virus's ability to make a genetic blueprint. What drug will the nurse instruct the client about?

Question

A) Protease inhibitor
B) Integrase inhibitors
C) Reverse transcriptase inhibitors
D) Hydroxyurea (Hydrea)

Answer 1

C
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Reverse transcriptase inhibitors are drugs that interfere with the virus's ability to make a genetic blueprint. A protease inhibitor is a drug that inhibits the ability of virus particles to leave the host cell. The integrase inhibitors are a class of drug that prevents the incorporation of viral DNA into the host cell's DNA. Hydrea is a drug that is used as an adjunct therapy that tries to halt the progression of AIDS.